Today's News

Operation
Christmas Child
Volunteers have been working at Lancaster County-area collection sites where thousands of shoe boxes packed with school supplies, toys and necessity items were dropped off by caring Lancaster County residents.
The world’s largest Christmas project of its kind, Operation Christmas Child – where participants fill empty shoe boxes with items for kids suffering from natural disaster, war, terrorism, famine and poverty – is wrapping up. Soon, these shoe boxes will be delivered to 8.5 million kids worldwide.

Even at the age of 92, the homeowner was aware the men on the other side of her front door were would-be scammers. When they asked her to walk outside and help them hold a tape measure, she refused, then closed and locked the door.
Minutes later they gained access to her house by breaking in through her back door. She pressed her life alert button and told the men help was on the way. They left before the deputies arrived at her house.

With dreams of a homeless shelter still in the works, James Pringle continues to work tirelessly to help those in Lancaster County who have fallen on hard times.
Pringle has organized a free dinner and coat giveaway, which will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at The Hope Center, 1448 Williams Estate Drive.
The free event is open to anyone who needs assistance. Volunteers are also sought for the occasion, which is being promoted as the Hope Center’s Christmas dinner for the community.
The plan is to feed as many people as possible, until the food runs out.

A Lancaster man faces several charges after leading local authorities on a car chase and then crashing his car into a utility pole.
The chase began the evening of Dec. 5, minutes after a Lancaster County sheriff’s deputy noticed a black pickup truck weaving along Flat Creek Road, according to a sheriff’s office incident report.

As the old saying goes, “Christmas is the time of giving.”
This year, as in years past, three Indian Land groups are taking the adage to heart and spreading Christmas cheer by giving to those in need.
But according to organizers, the need is even greater this year than in years past, thanks to the ongoing economic doldrums – both in terms of the number of people needing help and donations.
The good news is that there’s still time to help.

Operation
Christmas Child
Volunteers have been working at Lancaster County-area collection sites where thousands of shoe boxes packed with school supplies, toys and necessity items were dropped off by caring Lancaster County residents.
The world’s largest Christmas project of its kind, Operation Christmas Child – where participants fill empty shoe boxes with items for kids suffering from natural disaster, war, terrorism, famine and poverty – is wrapping up. Soon, these shoe boxes will be delivered to 8.5 million kids worldwide.

U.S. Rep. Mick
Mulvaney’s Office
WASHINGTON – Last week, U.S. District 5 Rep. Mick Mulvaney introduced the Balancing Our Obligations for the Long-Term (BOLT) Act of 2011 as part of a comprehensive set of 10 reform bills that strengthen spending controls, enhance oversight of government spending and bring honest accounting to Washington’s broken budget process.